Failing Health Care Co-ops Will Cost Taxpayers

Consumer Operated and Oriented Plan Programs (COOPs) were really a political compromise between Members of Congress who wanted a public plan option and those who didn’t. Once the Affordable Care Act passed, COOPs had outlived their usefulness. However, they are now failing and will cost taxpayers plenty. Senior Fellow Devon Herrick testified before a congressional committee.

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This study is based on Laurence Kotlikoff and Christian Hagist, "Who's Going Broke? Comparing Healthcare Costs in Ten OECD Countries," National Bureau of Economic Research, Working Paper No. 11833, December 2005.